Buddha-Carita [sanskrit]

by E. B. Cowell | 2003 | 11,474 words | ISBN-10: 8187418788 | ISBN-13: 9788187418788

The Buddha Carita (Saddharma-pundarika) by Asvaghosa a famous Sanskrit text revolving around the live and exploits of the Buddha. The Buddha Carita (Buddhacarita) is written in the style of a Kavya (or Mahakavya, epic poetry) and extant original Sanskrit text consists of roughly 1,000 metrical verses.

Verse 12.5

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विदितं मे यथा सौम्य निष्क्रान्तो भवनादसि ।
छित्त्वा स्नेहमयं पाशं पाशं दृप्त इव द्विपः ॥ ५ ॥

viditaṃ me yathā saumya niṣkrānto bhavanādasi |
chittvā snehamayaṃ pāśaṃ pāśaṃ dṛpta iva dvipaḥ || 5 ||

'I know, gentle youth, how thou hast come forth from thy home, having severed the bond of affection, as a wild elephant its cord.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidita, Asmad, Yatha, Saumya, Nishkranta, Bhavana, Asi, Snehamaya, Pasha, Dripta, Iva, Dvipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 12.5). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “viditaṃ me yathā saumya niṣkrānto bhavanādasi ”
viditam -
vidita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vidita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

viditā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> vidita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saumya -
saumya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saumya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣkrānto* -
niṣkrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavanād -
bhavana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhavana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
Line 2: “chittvā snehamayaṃ pāśaṃ pāśaṃ dṛpta iva dvipaḥ ”
chittvā -
√chid -> chittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √chid]

√chid -> chittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √chid]
snehamayam -
snehamaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

snehamaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pāśam -
pāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pāśam -
pāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dṛpta* -
dṛpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dvipaḥ -
dvipa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]